Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

George Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Melbourne , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in South Derbyshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (DE73 8JL) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Melbourne average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (DE73 8JL), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampad Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selina Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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